Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for bible colleges

National Secular Society to launch court action after failure to investigate alleged breaches of academic freedom laws

The Guardian
‘Unlawful’ OfS ruling against University of Sussex should be quashed, court told

Judicial review begins in high court over watchdog’s freedom of speech ruling that resulted in £585,000 fine

The Guardian

"I am strongly against [the] requirement that universities adopt the #IHRA definition of antisemitism [...] it chills free speech on a matter of the first importance"

Arif Ahmed of #CambridgeUniversity & #OfficeForStudents is held to account by #BRICUP

#FreeSpeech
https://www.bricup.org.uk/activities/bricup-challenges-universities-director-for-freedom-of-speech-to-explain-censoring-of-speech-on-palestine/

BRICUP challenges universities’ Director for Freedom of Speech to explain censoring of speech on Palestine – BRICUP

@anandamide Sooo… this is the same OfS that tried to "silence students"? But insisting on respect is an infringement on free speech?

They must think we're morons.

https://wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/ofs-tried-to-silence-us-say-student-panel-members/

#OfficeForStudents #Transphobia

OfS tried to silence us, say student panel members

Worrying suggestions of a "chilling effect" on the OfS student panel emerged have from an evidence session in the Industry and Regulators Committee inquiry.

Wonkhe
National Student Survey data - Office for Students

This section contains data from the National Student Survey (NSS).

Wow. Is this the report we needed to kick start the reform of the funding/regulatory model in UK Higher Ed? It might be. Will it resolve the national dispute? No. Will Labour have the guts to reform HE funding? Who knows.

#UCU #highereducation #officeforstudents https://ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/the-work-of-the-office-for-students-industry-regulators-lords-report/index.html?utm_source=committees.parliament.uk&utm_medium=inquiry-referral&utm_campaign=industry-regulators-office-for-students-report&utm_content=inquiry-page-banner

The Office for Students is not trusted by students or universities

The regulator is performing poorly despite the major challenges facing higher education

Call for 'first-in-family allowance' to cover year's tuition fees

One year’s free tuition would help allay fears about graduate debt, say thinktank’s authors

Oxford Brookes doing worse than University of Oxford on state school admissions

Figures reveal Oxford Brookes admitted higher proportion of privately educated students than most UK institutions

Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university

Regulator’s pledge to boost university access in England ‘may discriminate based on class’

Universities could lose funding if they fail to tackle harassment

Proposed sanctions may lead to universities being deregistered or barred from awarding degrees